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No. 514,535. 1 A Patented Feb. 13, 1894.

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ELEVATOR AND DUMP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 514,535, dated February13, 189d.

Application filed-Tnly 1,1893.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ELMER E. BARTON, of Viarrensburg, in the county ofMacon and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Elevators and Dumps, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention is embodied in the details of construction andcombinations of parts hereinafter set forth and claimed, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings,in whichigure 1 is an end, and Fig. 2 aside elevation of the essential features of the device.

The cross beam 1 may be supported at the required elevation by means ofuprights, as 2, or in any desirable manner. It is slotted to receive thedump bar 3, and it has on its upper surface a catch 22 adapted to engagethe bar. The dump bar is preferably diminished at its upper end, asshown at 5 in Fig. 1, in order to reduce the weight; with the exceptionof rounded portion 6 it is rectangular in cross section, and itsenlarged portion approximately conforms in size and shape to the slot inbeam 1. The inclined block 8 is secured to the lower end of the dumpbar, and its inclination partakes of the nature of a spiral. Lift beam 9fits loosely on the rounded portion 6 of the dump bar, it is capable ofa limited amount of vertical motion on such rounded portion, and it has.grooves across its upper surface adapted to receive the ends of pin 7,which project fromthesidesofthedumpbar. Pulleyblocks 10 and 11 connectwith the lift beam on opposite sides and equi-distant from the dump bar,and blocks is and 15 are similarly placed under beam 1. The draft lines12 and 13, which are ropes or cables of requisite strength, conmeet withblocks 10 and 11 respectively, run

through blocks 14 and15 respectively, join in pulley 18, which issecured to beam 19 at the bottom of the frame, and form in effect asingle line by means of which both ends of the lift beam may besimultaneously raised. The receptacle 21 may be a wagon bed, temporarilyconnected with the lift beam by means of detachable ropes $20, or it maybe a special box permanently swung from the lift beam, substantially asshown. The catch 22 is provided with a line 23 which is weighted, as at24, in a manner to cause the catch to engage the re- Sarial No. 79,356.(No model.)

cess of the dump bar whenever the bar is suf ficiently raised, and it isalso provided with line 25, accessible from the ground, and by means ofwhich the dump bar maybe released.

The end gate of the wagon bed, or permanent box, as the case may be, ishinged and held normally closed by a detachable bolt or catch. Line 26connects with the bolt, or catch, and provides means whereby the endgate may be opened,when the bed is elevated, by a person standing on theground.

In case it is desired to elevate and dump a loaded wagon bed the wagonis drawn under the elevator frame, the ropes 20 are secured around thebed,and the team isdetached from the wagon and hitched to the conjoiningtermination of lines 12 and 13. Then as the team is driven forward thelift beam, wagon bed and dump bar rise until the catch 22 engages recess4, when the draft lines are permitted to slacken and permit the liftbeam to rest on inclined block 8. The upper edge of the block isinclined slightly to one side, as seen in Fig. 1, and as the lift beamsettles on the block it follows the spiral-like surface and turnsgraduallyinto the position shown in Fig. 2. The end gate is next openedand the contents of the bed discharged, after which the slack is takenout of the draft lines, the catch is disengaged from the dump bar, andthe bed is permitted to descend. As soon as the weight is on' the draftlines the beam and bedswing naturally in line with beam 1, and the bedreturns to its proper place on the wagon. So long as the diminishedportion 5 of the dump bar is in the slot of the beam 1, pin '7 rests ingrooves in the lift beam and prevents the bar from turning, and when thepin is raised from contact with the grooves, as seen in Fig. 2, the largpart of the rectangular bar is fitting snugly in the rectangular slot ofthe beam, and so the block 8 is held from turning with the bed. If thebox is attached permanently to the lift beam, it may be filled in anydesirable manner and then raised and dumped in the manner described. Ifitshould not be necessary to turn the box in order to get it in properposition to dump, the incline of the bloclr may be a simple plane.

The frame shown in the drawings is representative merely, and would needbracing to be practical. It is ordinarily desirable that it shall becapable of being moved from one crib to another, when it is used forcribbing corn, &c., and it may be provided with sledding sills tofacilitate such movement.

The device iscapable of use in putting grain in cribs or cars, orwherever an elevator and dump are required.

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. Thecombination of slotted beam 1, bar 3 adapted to move longitudinally inthe slot, but not to rotate, inclined block 8 secured to the lower endof bar 3, beam 9 pivoted loosely on the lower end of bar 3, above theblock, and havingalimited amount of motion length- Wise of the bar, areceptacle swung from the ends of beam 9, lift lines connected with thebeam 9 on opposite sides of bar 3, anda catch to temporarily engage bar3 and sustain the 20 receptacle, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination of slotted beam 1, bar 3 adapted to movelongitudinally in the slot, but not to rotate, inclined block 8' securedto the lower end of bar 3, beam 9 pivoted loosely on the lower end ofbar 3, above the block, and having a limited amount of motion lengthwiseof the bar, pin or pins 7 projecting from the bar in position to engagethe grooves in the upper surface of beam 9, a receptacle swung from theends of beam 9, lift lines connected with the beam 9 on opposite sidesof bar 3, and a catch to temporarily engage bar 3 and sustain thereceptacle, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I sign my name in the presence of two subscribingwitnesses. I E. E; BARTON.

Attest:

Jim. W. BANNE L. P. GRAHAM.

